CVS Corporation (CVS) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for April 19, 2013

By: NASDAQ.com News

Posted: 4/18/2013 9:00:00 AM

Referenced Stocks: CVS;ESRX;FXG;PMR;PXLG;VDC;WAG;XLP

CVS Corporation (
CVS
) will begin trading ex-dividend on April 19, 2013. A cash dividend
payment of $0.225 per share is scheduled to be paid on May 03,
2013. Shareholders who purchased CVS stock prior to the ex-dividend
date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an
38.46% increase over the same period a year ago. At the current
stock price of $57.21, the dividend yield is 1.57%.

The previous trading day's last sale of CVS was $57.21,
representing a -1.85% decrease from the 52 week high of $58.29 and
a 32.8% increase over the 52 week low of $43.08.

CVS is a part of the Health Care sector, which includes
companies such as Walgreen Co. (
WAG
) and Express Scripts Holding Company (
ESRX
). CVS's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's
profitability, is $3.03. Zacks Investment Research reports CVS's
forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 14.61%, compared to an
industry average of 17%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment
dates, visit the
CVS
Dividend History
page.

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